Great Ideas: Wall Treatments

The best wall treatments don't fade into the background, but make a room a work of art.   

 

Decorator Nate Berkus updated his historic Chicago home’s original oak-paneled walls with handsome leather inserts; a custom-made ottoman upholstered in a cheery Clarence House cotton velvet lends a colorful note in front of the coquina fireplace.

Photographer: Pieter Estersohn